Definition of Aix galericulata

1. Noun. Showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated.

Exact synonyms: Mandarin Duck
Generic synonyms: Duck
Group relationships: Aix, Genus Aix

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aix Galericulata

Airedales
Airy beam
Airy beams
Airy disk
Airy equation
Airy function
Aisne
Aitchison
Aitken
Aitkens
Aitkin
Aitkins
Aiwoo
Aix
Aix-la-Chapelle
Aix galericulata
Aix sponsa
Aiyush
Aizawl
Aizoaceae
Aizu
Ajaccio
Ajaia
Ajaia ajaja
Ajar
Ajara
Ajaria
Ajars
Ajax
Ajaxified

Literary usage of Aix galericulata

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum by George Robert Gray (1848)
"108. t- 0. 4. New Zealand.—Presented by the New Zealand Company. The CHINESE TEAL. aix galericulata, Boie. Anas galericulata, Linn. SN i. 206.—PI. enl. ..."

2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"... or aix galericulata), a Chinese species. Both of these species have the power of perching on trees. The SD makes its nest in the hollow of a tree. ..."

3. Concealing-coloration in the Animal Kingdom: An Exposition of the Laws of by Gerald Handerson Thayer, Abbott Handerson Thayer (1909)
"The Mandarin Duck (aix galericulata) of the Orient, nearly akin to the Wood Duck in all respects, has an equally beautiful and still more remarkable costume ..."

4. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania by Royal Society of Tasmania (1882)
"Blue Crane, Ardea nova? hollandiae, Mr. L. Massey. Mandarin Drake and Duck, Aix galericulata; Javanese Pheasant, ..."

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